This is awesome thanks! I've had mosquito larvae cultures for my fish for ages and my latest harvest revealed thousands of baby bloodworms! Going to set up a big bucket now and start doing just bloodworms as mosquito larvae sometimes hide in my tank plants and survive long enough to emerge.
@@Fish-Finger I put in some big leaves as they're easier to take out when trying to harvest blood worms. Mostly they just eat the bacteria/algae film that grows in the containers. I've actually just started collecting mosquito larvae and freezing them in icecube trays. Just don't give too many at once at freezing doesn't kill them, so they will eventually come back to life.
Thank you, this was very thorough and useful. I didn’t realise they were midge lava, I’ve been trying to get midges out of my moss gardens/ terrariums tor a while now. But I might just change them to food factories haha
I presume that dragon fly nymph met an untimely end? I know these beasts can be feared by aquarists and righly so but nevermind they are fascinating creatures and challenging pets in their own right. I found one in a LFS-bought live bag but decidex to try and raise it in its own little tank. They have an amazing way of catching and eating their prey that is very similar to the 'xenomorphs' in the 'Alien' movies. I fed mine on daphnia, bloodworm and it would take the occasional bladder snail. The plan was to release it into a local pond if it got so big that it needed prey that was too large for me to provide. They can actually live in this nymph stage for up to 6 years depending on conditions and species so they make a kinda unique pet if you can keep the livefood supplied. They can have up to 12 moults before they reach full maturity. Unfortunately, mine died after it's fourth moult. In fact I think it was a failed moult that killed it. I'm still not exactly sure why that happened. I know it's fairly common in the wild anyway but it still makes me wonder if there was something it needed in it's diet that I was unknowingly failing to provide. Anyway, maybe youll consider keeping one and making a video about it for your viewers.
Excellent video, thank you very much! I am curious on what the temperature range is that the fry can thrive in. I'd like to start now, but I'm not sure if it will work well in these current fluctuating Indiana temperatures (50 degrees F to high 70s on any given day lol).. Also would love if you made a tutorial on starting a daphnia culture. I've seen a couple of other vids, but I think yours would be a lot more clear and concise on the topic.
It's been so long since you made this video You probably won't even see my comment. I was wondering if you can feed bettas mosquito larvae. I accidentally got a bunch of mosquitoes larvae in this bucket. I was just curious. Thanks for your cool video.
hi. i have a couple of questions. 1. if i only want to grow blood worms, do i still have to feed them the yeast and soybean? or will they be fine whit the leaves and green veggies? 2. what happens if a mosquito larvae get in the same container? i have 5k tadpoles now and i need something to feed them when they turn into frogs. so this is a big help thank you for making this video.
Thanks for the tip on the dapnea food. I didn't know really what they eat. I wonder if the last batch I tried weren't well fed or maybe got too hot? I'm in the south, things get warm.
Great in depth vid. Is it a huge problem if mosquito larvae are in the same container? I left a bucket of discarded aquarium water change out on my garden for a month or so to harvest both mosquito larvae and I've started finding what look like bloodworms in the leaf matter from my aquatic plant trimming in the bottom. It's not covered at the moment so anything can come in and out and I just harvest as needed in the summer months ( never carried in over winter due to temperature) but just curious if the mozzies are any detriment to the bloodworms or not as you mention to keep them out earlier in the video, but my fish love them so I keep them in. Cheers 👍
I do not think they would be too much of a concern. Because the mosquito larvae live in the upper water column and the blood worms live in the detritus. I could be wrong, though!
if you were to feed them more and wait longer to harvest, would the worms get large enough to use as fishing bait? or is this not the same type of worm? thankyou!
Bloodworms have a severe risk of developing allergy to in aquarium hobbyists and farming settings... Definitely may want to research this. The midge larvae i have are way smaller.
Very informative & made me realize that i will probably be sticking to frozen bloodworms for a bit longer 😆
This is awesome thanks! I've had mosquito larvae cultures for my fish for ages and my latest harvest revealed thousands of baby bloodworms! Going to set up a big bucket now and start doing just bloodworms as mosquito larvae sometimes hide in my tank plants and survive long enough to emerge.
Huh. Idk if it's the temperature difference of what, but mosquito larvae for me are like instantly gone where as blood worms are a little smaller
what where you feeding them whit
@@Fish-Finger I put in some big leaves as they're easier to take out when trying to harvest blood worms. Mostly they just eat the bacteria/algae film that grows in the containers. I've actually just started collecting mosquito larvae and freezing them in icecube trays. Just don't give too many at once at freezing doesn't kill them, so they will eventually come back to life.
Thank you, this was very thorough and useful. I didn’t realise they were midge lava, I’ve been trying to get midges out of my moss gardens/ terrariums tor a while now. But I might just change them to food factories haha
Good idea! Glad it helped
I presume that dragon fly nymph met an untimely end? I know these beasts can be feared by aquarists and righly so but nevermind they are fascinating creatures and challenging pets in their own right. I found one in a LFS-bought live bag but decidex to try and raise it in its own little tank. They have an amazing way of catching and eating their prey that is very similar to the 'xenomorphs' in the 'Alien' movies. I fed mine on daphnia, bloodworm and it would take the occasional bladder snail. The plan was to release it into a local pond if it got so big that it needed prey that was too large for me to provide. They can actually live in this nymph stage for up to 6 years depending on conditions and species so they make a kinda unique pet if you can keep the livefood supplied. They can have up to 12 moults before they reach full maturity. Unfortunately, mine died after it's fourth moult. In fact I think it was a failed moult that killed it. I'm still not exactly sure why that happened. I know it's fairly common in the wild anyway but it still makes me wonder if there was something it needed in it's diet that I was unknowingly failing to provide. Anyway, maybe youll consider keeping one and making a video about it for your viewers.
Very informative!! Thanks much!!
Subbed!! Never realised it would be so easy to culture bloodworms, ill be sure to give this a try.
Great video, getting right to it and a lot of details.
Yooo idk how I stumbled on this video but that was super sick 🙌🤙
Hi Im from Indonesia,you can use starfruit or cabbage instead that leaf, that will be more effective to culture Blood Worms.
We use cabbage but I had not heard of using starfruit. Thank you!
@@16handssam239 starfruit more effective, try it 🙌😁
@@richiyanuary5203 Wouldn't cabbage or fruit spoil the water when it starts rotting?
@@KirilYankov Yes , Such water that mosquitoes prefer to lay eggs and become larvae like blood worms.
@@richiyanuary5203 Thanks a lot!
Subscribed! Will try this for sure. Nice presentation thank you.
did it work for you because i am trying it to and need some help
Excellent video, thank you very much! I am curious on what the temperature range is that the fry can thrive in. I'd like to start now, but I'm not sure if it will work well in these current fluctuating Indiana temperatures (50 degrees F to high 70s on any given day lol)..
Also would love if you made a tutorial on starting a daphnia culture. I've seen a couple of other vids, but I think yours would be a lot more clear and concise on the topic.
Gave you a like because it was pretty informative. However, I really wanted to know how you clean all the gunk away from the worms.
Great video, learned a lot
Hey, Great video. Please start making videos again. Subscribed.
Thanks for sharing 💙❤️
It's been so long since you made this video You probably won't even see my comment. I was wondering if you can feed bettas mosquito larvae. I accidentally got a bunch of mosquitoes larvae in this bucket. I was just curious. Thanks for your cool video.
Thank you for the information
Thanks for sharing nice info
hi. i have a couple of questions.
1. if i only want to grow blood worms, do i still have to feed them the yeast and soybean? or will they be fine whit the leaves and green veggies?
2. what happens if a mosquito larvae get in the same container?
i have 5k tadpoles now and i need something to feed them when they turn into frogs. so this is a big help thank you for making
this video.
Don't feel bad. I found 4 waterbugs, proboscis and all, in the bucket I use for guppies! That was a close one.
Thanks for the tip on the dapnea food. I didn't know really what they eat. I wonder if the last batch I tried weren't well fed or maybe got too hot? I'm in the south, things get warm.
Excellent video thank you !
Wow nice amazing
Great in depth vid. Is it a huge problem if mosquito larvae are in the same container? I left a bucket of discarded aquarium water change out on my garden for a month or so to harvest both mosquito larvae and I've started finding what look like bloodworms in the leaf matter from my aquatic plant trimming in the bottom. It's not covered at the moment so anything can come in and out and I just harvest as needed in the summer months ( never carried in over winter due to temperature) but just curious if the mozzies are any detriment to the bloodworms or not as you mention to keep them out earlier in the video, but my fish love them so I keep them in. Cheers 👍
I do not think they would be too much of a concern. Because the mosquito larvae live in the upper water column and the blood worms live in the detritus. I could be wrong, though!
@@16handssam239 do the mosquito larvae eat the blood worms? i dont get why its a big deal
Is breeding of blood worms and daphnia smelly?
My home blood worm culture water Snells a lot
Using dry leaf is enough for blood warms or you have to add yeast also
Will they survive in drainage(sewage) water or not ??
if you were to feed them more and wait longer to harvest, would the worms get large enough to use as fishing bait? or is this not the same type of worm? thankyou!
No, they stay this size over time.
Thank you 👏🏻 Might be better to buy your original bloodworm stock from an aquatic shop, less likely to import diseases into your aquariums.
Bloodworms have a severe risk of developing allergy to in aquarium hobbyists and farming settings... Definitely may want to research this. The midge larvae i have are way smaller.
what you mean
@@Fish-Finger ppl who handle blood worms can become allergic ive read about it. And there are warnings on some products.
Awesome information love it
Can i use bread to feed them?
Why prevent mosquito larva?
Thanks this video helped
Could anybody link me them online? Thanks
Is that the same type of blood worm that people use as fishing bait?
Only if microfishing - I believe the bait ones are a bit larger.
Those are earth warms you cannot use blood warms as bait if you use it u can guppies only
What yeast and soybean powders you recommend?
Any of them are fine! We bought the soybean powder from a local Asian market and the yeast is just Fleischmann's, but we have also used generic
My challenge with be to keep out mosquitoes.
i just keep mine in a big pickle jar cuz i only have one fish that eats them-
and what do you feed them?
A midge is a term for non-medically important flying insect.
Is there any alternative to yeast like wheat?
I would not use anything else, because the yeast is a live, active culture while wheat is not.
Please,i could not found any yeast please help any Alternativ ?
@@asokdey1292 Try with well rippen curd...
Do you feed yeast every day?
Every few days!
@@16handssam239 why do you have to feed them yeast. or is the yeast and soy bean powder only for the daphni
The obvious question: Don't the females need blood to lay more eggs?
They do not! The adults don't need to eat in a few species and the water is adequate for them to keep populations going